Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful

Professor of Applied English Linguistics

PROF, University of Cape Coast, since 1999per ORCID

In their own words

Genre Studies
Socio-onomastics
English for Academic and Publishing
Interface between Postgraduate Pedagogy

Publications: 941988–2026
Citations: 991to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 25
Field-weighted impact: 2.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%20 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 80%37 of the 46 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 47 publications, 171 citations to them, h-index 7.

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Google Scholar shows 1,197 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 34 (666 citations and h-index 14 since 2021), as of October 3, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Literature and Literary Theory3133%
Language and Linguistics2527%
Education1112%
Linguistics and Language89%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology77%
General Health Professions55%
Sociology and Political Science55%
Communication44%
Developmental and Educational Psychology44%
History and Philosophy of Science33%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Discourse Analysis in Language Studies31
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies14
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning9
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition7
Multilingual Education and Policy7
Student Assessment and Feedback6
Second Language Learning and Teaching5
Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions4
Education and Critical Thinking Development4
Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity4
Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research4
Academic Writing and Publishing3

Who they write with

43 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 43 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

9% of their 46 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Hong Kong SAR2
South Africa2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Seventh-day Adventist College of EducationGH3 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH3 papers
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHK2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
Christian Service University CollegeGH2 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH2 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
Laurel UniversityUS1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Research Studies in Education3
Language, Discourse & Society3
Linguistics Initiative3
Nebula3
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal2
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education31
10Reduced inequalities4
14Life below water3
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Address terms among university students in Ghana: A case study
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Language and Intercultural Communication
2006127 citations
Academic literacy and communicative skills in the Ghanaian university: A proposal
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Nebula
200793 citations
Non-kinship address terms in Akan: A sociolinguistic study of language use in Ghana
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

PROF, ENGLISHUniversity of Cape Coastsince 1999

Education

PROF, ENGLISHUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2012

Recent publications

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National identity construction through grammatical cohesive devices in independence day speeches in Ghana: A corpus-based study
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Linguistics Initiative10
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Sweetheart, Kay, Babe, and My Dear: A Sociopragmatic Study of Address Terms among Educated Ghanaian Couples
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Journal of Asian Development Studies
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Sibboleth or Shibboleth: A Discursive Denial of Identity
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
International Journal of Literature Language and Linguistics10
20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Rhetorical Moves in Presidential Victory Speeches: Spotlighting a Non-native Speaker Context
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Language, Discourse & Society
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Mapping the Linguistic Landscape of a Ghanaian University Via Signposting
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Englishisation and Multilingual Dynamics in Higher Education
20260 citations
SCHEMATIC STRUCTURE OF GUEST SPEAKERS’ SPEECHES AT A GHANAIAN UNIVERSITY
Isaac N. Mwinlaaru, Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful, William Kodom Gyasi
LANGUAGE LITERACY Journal of Linguistics Literature and Language Teaching4
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Trends in Research Articles on Speech Act Analysis in Ghana
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
DIDASKEIN
20260 citations
14 Acceptability of Grammatical Features in Educated Ghanaian English, Using Tolerability Scale
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
African Englishes: Contemporary Trends and Sociolinguistic Shifts
20250 citations
Legitimisation and Coercion in Political Discourse: Ghana Electoral Commission's Press Conference Media Report.
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Journal of Applied Linguistics
20250 citations
Linguistic Characteristics of Research Article Titles in National and International ELT Journals
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful
Journal of Languages and Language Teaching
20243 citations

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